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Conservation Celebration 2011

Honoring George and Louise Kegley
Sept. 18, 2011--4-7 pm--Braeloch, Vinton, VA

 

The Western Virginia Land Trust will hold its fall Conservation Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 4-7 pm at Braeloch in Vinton, VA. George and Louise Kegley of Roanoke will accept the A. Victor Thomas Environmental Stewardship Award for their commitment to open space preservation in Virginia. An invitation was mailed to all current WVLT members in August.

The Celebration will include a catered dinner by Blue Ridge Catering, beer from Big Daddy's Brewing Company and Valhalla Wine, hard cider from Foggy Ridge Cider in Floyd and Carroll counties, live music from the Ephraim Vause Memorial String Band, and a silent auction.

Admission is $55 per person before September 9 and $60 thereafter. The price includes all food and beverages. Children under 12 are free. You can purchase your admissions here by using our online donations link:

Silent Auction

The Conservation Celebration will once again feature a silent auction! Items up for auction thus far include:

  • The winning photographs and finalists from the Land+Link Photography Competition

  • Glider ride from New Castle International Gliderport

  • weekend condo stay at the Homestead Resort

  • Sail cruise and dinner on Smith Mountain Lake

  • Guide fishing trips

  • Quail hunt

  • Equestrian outing with Anne Howard

...and much more!

Corporate Sponsorship

In 2010, three dozen local companies contributed more than $43,000 in cash and in-kind goods and services to sponsor last year’s Celebration.

You can make certain your business is represented among the cleanest and greenest in the Valley by sponsoring this year’s Celebration. All sponsors receive complimentary admissions, ad placements in Saving Land, the Land Trust’s news magazine, and special recognition in the full-color event program.

For more information, call the Land Trust at (540) 985-0000. Thank you for supporting our efforts to preserve what makes this a special place to live.

Sponsorship levels:

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE: $10,000
12 complimentary admissions and front page feature in program and fall issue of Saving Land

EVEREST: $5,000
6 complimentary admissions and full-page ad in program and fall issue of Saving Land

MCKINLEY: $2,500
4 complimentary admissions and half-page ad in program and fall issue of Saving Land

ROGERS: $1,000
2 complimentary admissions and quarter-page ad in program and fall issue of Saving Land

MCAFEE: $500
1 complimentary admission and eighth-page ad in program and fall issue of Saving Land

2011 Corporate Sponsors (as of 8/23/11):

Mt. Everest level ($5,000 and up)

Mt. McKinley level ($2,500-$4,999)

Mt. Rogers level ($1,000-$2,499)

Rockydale Quarries
 

McAfee's Knob level ($500-$999)

Compliments of Bittle and Charlotte Porterfield

Compliments of Jim and Pat Kermes